All Stories from June 17, 2009 (Change date)
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Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy protectionJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Struggling retailer Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc., which began as a Seattle fishing shop, later outfitted the first American to climb Mt. Everest and made thous...
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Power coming back after winds whip parts of Ill.Jun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - GALESBURG -- Ameren has restored power to about 13,000 of the more than 42,000 customers who lost electric service during strong storms in western and central Illinois. ...
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Downtown Aurora comes alive with Blues on the FoxJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - After setting attendance records in 2008, Aurora's two biggest weekend music festivals have outgrown their roots. The need to better accommodate tens of thousands of blu...
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Airbus extends air show order lead over BoeingJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - LE BOURGET, France -- Airbus remained ahead of archrival Boeing Co. in the hunt for orders at the Paris Air Show on Thursday, when a Hungarian airline said it was intere...
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Mell Hall receives 45-year prison sentence for sexual assaultJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - FORT WORTH, Texas - Former major-league outfielder Mel Hall was sentenced to 45 years in prison Wednesday after being convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl he coached o...
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Rain suspends opening round of U.S. OpenJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- The first round of the U.S. Open started Thursday. The end is not yet in sight. Making greens look like swimming pools and creating streams on many ...
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Why can't I celebrate, too?Jun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - I cannot believe what I have just read. A congressman proposes a "Year of the Bible" and so many people are going ballistic. I don't understand. The one critic I want to...
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Notes from the front lines of the Cubs-Sox battleJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - What a perfect symbol for this series between two struggling teams that ought to be marketed as "The Fight For .500." As White Sox closer Bobby Jenks strode to the mound...
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More convenience on tap for commuters in Vernon HillsJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The daily routine for commuters using the Vernon Hills train station will be a little easier by fall. Instead of fumbling for cash to stuff into a slot for the daily $1....
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Wayne teen charged with reckless homicideJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - An 18-year-old Wayne man who was behind the wheel in a weekend crash that killed a passenger had a blood-alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit and traces of...